At James Milson Village, our mission is simple: to provide quality care and support for each person as an individual, guided by our values of Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Together.
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Work Health & Safety Business Partner to establish and lead our WHS capability across residential aged care, independent living and corporate services.
This is a newly created role offering a rare opportunity to shape WHS systems, culture and practices from the ground up while partnering directly with leaders and influencing organisation-wide outcomes.
If you’re looking for a role where you can see the direct impact of your work, build strong relationships with frontline teams and genuinely improve safety outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join JMV?
- Genuine part-time role (0.6 FTE)
- Newly created position with autonomy and influence
- Direct access to Executive Leadership and Board reporting
- Opportunity to build and embed WHS systems and culture
- Purpose-driven organisation making a difference every day
- Collaborative and supportive leadership team
- North Sydney location with flexibility across sites (North Sydney and Woolwich)
About the Role
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will be JMV’s WHS subject matter expert and trusted business partner.
This is a highly visible, hands-on role requiring regular engagement with staff and leaders across all operational areas. You’ll spend time on the floor supporting teams, identifying risks, coaching leaders and driving practical safety outcomes.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Building and continuously improving WHS systems and processes
- Leading risk management initiatives across residential aged care, independent living and corporate services
- Conducting workplace inspections, risk assessments and safety walks
- Supporting incident investigations and corrective actions
- Coordinating workers compensation and return-to-work processes
- Driving hazard and near-miss reporting improvements
- Building leadership capability and accountability for WHS
- Strengthening psychosocial risk management and workplace wellbeing
- Supporting WHS Committee effectiveness and consultation processes
- Delivering WHS reporting and insights to Executive and Board stakeholders
- Supporting audits, compliance activities and regulatory requirements.
About You
You are an experienced WHS professional who enjoys
working closely with people and creating practical safety solutions.
You will bring:
- Qualifications in WHS or a related discipline
- Demonstrated success in a hands-on WHS role
- Strong working knowledge of WHS legislation and risk management frameworks
- Experience investigating incidents and implementing sustainable corrective actions
- Experience building or significantly improving WHS systems and practices
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and reporting capability
- A proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach.
Experience in aged care, health care, community services or other high-risk operational environments will be highly regarded.
What Success Looks Like
In your first 12 months, you’ll help us:
- Strengthen safety culture and employee engagement
- Improve hazard and near-miss reporting
- Enhance incident investigation quality and outcomes
- Reduce workplace injuries and workers compensation impacts
- Build leadership confidence and capability in WHS
- Develop a sustainable WHS framework that supports our future growth.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re looking for a role where you can influence culture, improve safety outcomes and contribute to an organisation that genuinely values its people, we’d love to hear from you.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Learn more about James Milson Village via the James Milson Village website.
Employment is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check.
Apply now and help us create safer workplaces for the people who care for others.
